Apple

Senior Software Engineer, Platform Apps & Technologies, Developer Workflows

Apple • $150K — $180K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of software engineering experience focused on backend services or platform infrastructure
  • Proficiency in backend languages such as Scala, Java, or Kotlin
  • Experience with SQL and/or NoSQL database systems
  • Strong understanding of software design principles and distributed systems
  • Proven track record of leading technical projects from design to production
  • Experience with systems handling scale, reliability, and integration
  • Skilled in using observability tools like Splunk or Grafana

Responsibilities

  • Lead the backend services for Apple’s continuous integration infrastructure
  • Architect scalable systems and set integration direction for diverse workflows
  • Drive improvements to the developer experience across teams
  • Identify future needs of the platform and rally the team around solutions
  • Champion strong operational practices, including on-call and incident response
  • Mentor engineers and set quality standards within the team
  • Make informed technical decisions and lead design discussions

Benefits

  • Collaborative and supportive work environment
  • Opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth
  • Chance to work on high-impact projects that shape engineering efficiency
  • Access to advanced tools and technologies
  • Mentorship opportunities within a diverse team
Full Job Description
We9re looking for a senior engineer to help drive the foundational services that power Apple9s continuous integration, the systems that let Apple9s software engineers build, test, and validate code changes at scale. This is a role for someone who is a go-to expert in backend systems, takes the lead on major features, spots where the platform needs to improve, and takes real ownership of how reliably we operate.

We value diverse perspectives and unique skills. More than specific experience, we seek an engineer passionate about building great software, continuous learning, and solving complex technical problems.

Description

In this role, you9ll lead across the backend services that form the backbone of Apple9s CI infrastructure, partnering closely with the UI team where backend and frontend meet. You9ll architect systems that scale reliably, set the direction for how services integrate with diverse workflows, and drive improvements to the developer experience for teams across the company. As a technical leader, you won9t just contribute to the platform, you9ll identify where it needs to go next, rally the team around that direction, and own the outcomes. Your work will directly shape how efficiently Apple9s engineers can validate and ship code.

Success requires flexibility, proactivity, and thriving in a supportive environment full of challenging problems. You9ll bring excellent judgment for timely, high-stakes technical decisions, the ability to lead design discussions and build alignment across teams, and the technical depth to make informed tradeoffs on systems that must stay reliable at scale. You9ll also raise the bar operationally, championing strong on-call practices, incident response, and the long-term health of the services we run, and mentor engineers as you set the standard for quality.

Minimum Qualifications

6+ years of industry software engineering experience, focused on backend services or platform infrastructure

Proficiency in a language suited to backend systems work such as Scala, Java or Kotlin

Experience working with database systems, including SQL and/or NoSQL, for storing, querying, and managing large-scale data

Strong understanding of software design principles, distributed systems, and service architecture

Proven track record of leading technical work from design through production, including driving alignment on cross-functional efforts

Experience designing or owning systems that handle scale, reliability, and integration across multiple services, including cloud infrastructure, databases, and APIs

Skilled in using observability and analytics tools such as Splunk, Grafana, or similar tools to analyze system performance, diagnose issues, and validate reliability improvements

Experience with production operations - on-call, incident response, and improving the health of services

Proven ability to work independently on complex problems and collaborate effectively across teams

B.S. / M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience

Preferred Qualifications

Deep expertise in API design, RESTful services, microservices architecture, event-driven architectures, message queues, or asynchronous processing systems

Experience with API gateways, authentication, or authorization frameworks

Familiarity with observability, logging, and distributed tracing for diagnosing production issues

Experience with CI/CD systems, build pipelines, or developer platform infrastructure

Background with version control systems integration and SCM-related workflows

Familiarity with macOS or iOS development environments and build processes

Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to team-level technical standards

Ability to identify and tackle problems quickly and optimally

Strong leadership, communication, and project management skills

Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and using them to improve engineering productivity

Programming languages like Swift or Python are nice to have

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

Apple Careers

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Learn more about Apple
Size
154,000 employees
Market Cap
$2,074.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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